[kj] OT : ISS & Shuttle Atlantis

[Leigh Newton]

This is the 2nd time in a week you've complained about certain threads being booooooring. Funny cuz you probably send out more mail on this list than anyone else and, believe you me, not all of yours are exactly gems either.

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From: melinda grant <hollytree1961 at hotmail.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 3:36:26 PM
Subject: Re: [kj] OT : ISS & Shuttle Atlantis


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WHAT IS THE REAL IMPORTANCE OF ALL THIS IF ANY,CAN SOME  ONE TELL ME,AS I HAVE LITTLE INTEREST IN ALL THIS,SORRY ITS BORING  ;/  ps ooppps largecase,no  ones perfect ;)

From: antoni at clara.net
To: gathering at misera.net
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:05:03 +0000
Subject: Re: [kj] OT : ISS & Shuttle Atlantis

 
Oh boy, seen 2 great passes this evening ... firstly an almost overhead 3 minute pass at 70 degrees across from W to E from 17:42 hrs ... then one to the south (max 22 degrees above horizon) for about a minute at 19:17 ... with this pass, the ISS appeared so so bright at first as the 250 long solar panels reflected huge amounts of sunlight then ever so rapidly it dimmed immensely and disappeared from view almost due south ... the earlier pass was fantastic with the ISS in view for ages, even as it dropped towards the eastern horizon, it was still so very bright ... here are the precise timings for London over next few days :
 
SATELLITELOCALDURATIONMAX ELEVAPPROACHDEPARTURE
DATE/TIME(MIN)(DEG)(DEG-DIR)(DEG-DIR)





ISSSat Feb 09/06:15 PM38634 above W23 above EISSSun Feb 10/06:36 PM27433 above W37 above ESEISSMon Feb 11/06:56 PM14429 above WSW41 above SISSTue Feb 12/05:42 PM37744 above W11 above ESEISSTue Feb 12/07:17 PM12319 above WSW23 above SSWISSWed Feb 13/06:03 PM34737 above WSW10 above SEISSWed Feb 13/07:37 PM11110 above WSW11 above SWISSThu Feb 14/06:24 PM32524 above SW11 above SSEISSFri Feb 15/06:44 PM21212 above SW10 above SSWISSSun Feb 17/05:50 PM11414 above SW10 above S
 
 
Tomorrow night's pass at approx 18:03 is probably the best remaining chance before Atlantis detaches from ISS ... at 40+ degrees max above horizon ... again from WSW to SE (basically looking to the south and across from West to East) ... visible for a full 3 minutes ... it really stands out ... it should be below the crescent moon ... the planet Mars is still up there too looking a bit orangey ... hopefully another clear evening sky in the UK ... a good excuse to leave work early and get back home ...  
 
Bleak are the hearts in summer, long wintertme 
We are god children running, immortal child 
Out on the chill horizon, shine morning stars 
Configurations I'll remember herald one season always 
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From: pssyche23 
To: gathering at misera.net 
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 8:16 PM
Subject: [kj] OT : ISS & Shuttle Atlantis


* http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/cities/region.cgi?country=United_Kingdom&region=England *
 
Doh, doh, doh ... managed to check the above link for Stevenage (the info would have related to any place in the London or South East region) and get the 9th & 10th Feb mixed up, hence stuck my head up out there just after 18:30 GMT hoping to see a 2 minutes duration pass at 18:36 from west to east (max elevation 85 degrees) of the International Space Station with Shuttle Atlantis attached ... indeed it occurred earlier at 18:15 & I've seen emails from folks who've seen it !!!
 
In the UK it is a crystal clear night tonight so it's a bit of a shame I managed to cock it all up, I was putting the shopping away !!! Anyway,  there are further opportunities but tonight's was the best by far ... if anyone's able to view tomorrow, approx 18:36 is the time then 17:52 on Tuesday, other days the elevation is probably too low ... at least the URL will come in handy for any future attempts at viewing ... from your resident scribe with his head always looking upwards ... 
 
Regards, Antoni

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